The Hebden Bridge Film Festival (HBFF) has announced the full programme for its 2026 edition, taking place 20–22 March in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
Audiences can now explore the line-up and book tickets via the festival website.
This year’s programme features 16 feature length films, with several screenings followed by filmmaker and guest Q&As. Many of the films have already received international acclaim, premiering at major festivals including Sundance and Venice, and collecting awards across the global festival circuit.
Reflecting this year’s festival theme, “Bearing Witness,” the programme brings together films exploring truth, memory and lived experience through powerful storytelling. Highlights include the festival’s opening night neo-western Rebuilding – an exclusive preview ahead of its UK cinema release – starring Josh O’Connor and Meghann Fahy.
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Other standout titles include the award-winning intergenerational Palestinian drama All That’s Left of You by Cherien Dabis, and the inventive documentary Broken English, celebrating the life and legacy of Marianne Faithfull, followed by a special Q&A with acclaimed singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt.
The programme will also feature two special premieres: The UK premiere of Yurlu | Country and the international premiere of Songs Inside, bringing new films exclusively to Hebden Bridge audiences.
Alongside the feature programme HBFF will also present its selection of shorts, showcasing bold work from emerging filmmakers based in Calderdale and beyond. Beyond the screenings, the festival weekend will also include a series of industry events and workshops, offering opportunities for filmmakers, creatives and audiences alike to connect and explore the craft of filmmaking.
Festival Director Louise Wadley says, “We’re incredibly proud of this year’s programme. It brings together powerful stories from around the world alongside exciting emerging talent, and we’re especially pleased that so many filmmakers and guests will be joining us for Q&As.
“These conversations, alongside our workshops and industry events, are a vital part of what makes the Hebden Bridge Film Festival such a special experience.”
The Hebden Bridge Film Festival is in association with the beautifully restored, state-of-the-art Hebden Bridge Picture House cinema and, for the first time this year, Hebden Bridge’s renowned The festival was founded by Louise Wadley and Jay Rutovitz in 2019 to champion the stories of those who exist in the margins, sit outside the mainstream or just plain don’t fit in, and promote films produced and directed by women, LGBTQ, working-class and BME filmmakers and filmmakers with disabilities. Tickets for all screenings are now on sale via Ticket Source.
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